How to Make the Most of
Flaxseed Health Benefits

Flaxseed health benefits are well-known for a long time. Before listing them, you might find interesting these less-known facts.

Or, go directly to the weight loss and health benefits of flax seeds.

Flax plant (Linum usitatissimum) has been cultivated since around 8,000 B.C. and is said to be native to Egypt.

You've probably worn more flax than you've eaten. Linen, which is made from flax, used to be one of the major sources of cloth fiber until the cotton industry took over.

Linen made from flax has been found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and is referred to in the Bible and in Homer's Odyssey.

Flaxseed health benefits have been known since ancient times, since ground flaxseed has been used as a folk remedy since then. The Roman naturalist Plinius has written about flax’s laxative and therapeutic powers in the first century A.D.

And listen to this.

In the 8th century, the French king Charlemagne even passed a law requiring his people to use flaxseed so that they would be healthier.

In short, ground flaxseed has been consumed widely in Europe and Asia, introduced to North America during Colonial days, but not widely used as food until the 1960s', when flaxseed health benefits had been scientifically proven.

Now considered a functional food, flax is cultivated in many places, including South America, United States and Canada.

How to Make the Most of Flaxseed Health Benefits

Buy organic, brown or golden whole flax seeds from any health food store, they are relatively cheap and you can keep them in a cool, dry pantry for up to one year.
Avoid buying flax powder, as the oil content starts to oxidize immediately upon exposure to air - this makes them rancid-tasting and unhealthy.

Brown and golden flax provides the same nutritional benefits and have a similar nutty taste, the brown one being a bit more flavorful.

However, since you can't digest whole flax seeds (they will pass right through your digestive tract), you have to grind them up - use a regular, cheap coffee grinder. Eat them within 15 minutes of grinding, and discard what's left, don't save the powder in the fridge for the next day.

You will love ground flax seeds sprinkled on your salads or cooked vegetables. They're simply delicious mixed in fruit smoothies, protein shakes, yogurt, soups, or oatmeal.

Just make sure that you take it with plenty of fluids (ten times the amount of ground flaxseed), otherwise it may cause constipation.

And if you like hearty, healthy breads, choose the ones made with ground flaxseed.

If you have a bread maker and make your own healthy bread, substitute up to 1/3 of the wheat flour with ground flaxseed - baking will not affect its bio-availability.

You'll just love it!

How much ground flaxseed is enough to help you lose weight and take advantage of flaxseed health benefits?

Well, a normal daily serving is about 2 full tablespoons per 100 pounds of body weight; that's about 20 grams and 90 calories.

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